The purpose of the Achievement Auditions is to provide an event for students in kindergarten through twelfth grades. This non-competitive event will recognize and encourage individual achievement without comparison to or contrast with other students of similar age and length of study.
Teacher Eligibility
- Teachers must be a current OMTA member in good standing and not owing any additional fees before entering students in the District and State Achievement Auditions. Membership dues must be paid by July 1. Teachers paying dues after July 1 will pay a $50.00 late fee before entering students.
- A new teacher joining OMTA during the fiscal year, July 1 through June 30, must pay national dues by the entry deadline. State dues are free for first- year members.
- Collegiate members may enter students.
Teacher Responsibility
- Teachers are responsible for repertoire selections at the time of entering students in the District and State Achievement Auditions.
- Should a teacher submit repertoire in violation of the OMTA repertoire requirements and guidelines and it is discovered before the event, the teacher will be contacted by the event coordinator and allowed to change the repertoire.
- Should a student arrive at District or State with repertoire that does not meet the OMTA repertoire requirements and guidelines or is different from what was registered, the student will play for critique only. Critique only students will not receive a performance rating and will not receive any awards.
- Teachers and parents may not have contact with the adjudicator before, during, or after the audition. Teachers are responsible to inform parents and students that they may not contact OMTA event coordinators or OMTA officers. All communication will be between the event coordinator and the teacher.
- Teachers are expected to volunteer at the District and State Achievement Auditions. Teachers should select from the District and State volunteer
- options on the entry form and be responsible for showing up during their selected time. OMTA will send out one courtesy email reminder, but will not be responsible for internet or spam/trash issues. Selecting “I will not be volunteering” will incur an additional fee of $50.00 per event. Teachers who do not appear for their volunteer shift(s) will be liable to pay the $50.00 volunteer fee. To maintain eligibility for entering students in the District and State Achievement Auditions in the subsequent year, all outstanding volunteer fees must be settled within two weeks following the State Auditions of the current year.
- Teachers who cannot volunteer and do not want to pay the $50.00 volunteer may enter students in the E-Achievement District and State Achievement Auditions.
| District Volunteer Choices | State Volunteer Choices |
| Morning | Thursday Set Up 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
| Afternoon | Friday 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
| All Day | Friday 1:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. |
| I will not be volunteering | Saturday 7:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
| Saturday 1:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | |
| I have District only or Theory only students | |
| I will not be volunteering |
District Achievement Audition Centers
- Teachers will enter students in the District Achievement Audition center nearest the teacher’s studio. No transfers between District centers will be accepted. Students who cannot attend District and/or State in-person, may choose to register in the E-Achievement District and State Achievement Auditions.
Student Eligibility
- Students studying with more than one teacher must be entered by the primary teacher.
- Students become eligible for the State Achievement Audition throughparticipation in the District Achievement Audition. Students must receive a performance rating of I+, I, or I- in order to qualify for the State Achievement Audition.
Student Registration
- District and State entries will only be accepted using the District/StateAchievement Audition entry form. Entries will not be accepted after the District center’s entry deadline. Once submitted, all entries are final.
- Entry fees are non-refundable and are payable online or by check. Checksmust be mailed to the District Achievement Audition coordinator and received by the entry deadline.
- District Entry Fee:
Performance only: $30.00 Performance + theory test: $30.00
Theory test only: $5.00
- State Entry Fee is $30.00 and is paid on the District and State Entry Form.
- No refunds will be given for District and/or State entry fees if the events mustbe cancelled due to inclement weather or if a student decides not to participate for any reason.
Reproduction of Music
- Digital downloads of scores must be accompanied by a receipt of purchase- NO copies of digital downloads will be accepted. Hard copies preferred.
- Reproduction of music, including transpositions by hand or machine, may not be used by performers or provided for the adjudicator. Collaborative pianists may use reproduced music or may reproduce single pages to facilitate page turns. Collaborative pianists may be allowed to make cuts in lengthy instrumental accompaniment passages to allow for a more continuous performance for the soloist.
- Exception: Music out of print or still in manuscript form (never published).The teacher must provide a letter of permission from the publisher or copyright holder to copy the music. The letter must be present at the audition.
Examination of Music
- A monitor may examine the music before the performance to see that measures are numbered individually or at the beginning of each line and to remove any identifying names.
- An original score must be provided for the adjudicator. If not, an entrant will be permitted to perform, but for critique only. The student will not receive a rating or award.
- An entrant with reproduced music, but without a letter of permission from the publisher or copyright holder, will not be permitted to perform.